Spoon-supporter.



C. HAMMOND.

SPOON SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.26,1914.

1., 1 96,37" Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

= 1 ES MMOND, OF EL *MONTE, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 19116.

Application filed. December 26, 1914. Serial No. 879,091.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l[, CHARLES HAMMOND, a citizen of the United States, residing at El Monte, in the county of Los 'Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Spoon-Supporters,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a spoon supporter. I

It is the object of this invention to provide a device which is adapted to be applied to the edge of a bowl or other utensil for the purpose of engaging the handle of a spoon or similar implement to support same.

Another object is to provide a spoon supporter which is so designed that it may be constructed of a single strand of wire and which, by reason of its flexibility, may be adjusted to utensils and implements of' various shapes and sizes.

Another object is to provide a means for engaging and supporting a spoon so constructed that the spoon can be easily and Efickly placedthereon and removed thereom.

,A further object is to provide a device of the above character which can be readily applied to a dish or other utensil and securely supported-thereon, and which can be easily removed and replaced. 1

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view' illustrating a bowl with portions broken away, showing the invention as appl'ped. Fig. 2 is a view of the supporter 1n ront elevation, illustrating the manner of engaging a' spoon thereby. Fig. 3 is an edge view i lustrating the manner of applying the supporter to the edge of a dish. Fig. 4 is a view of the supporter in perspective. Fi 5 is a perspective view of a modified orm of the supporter.

' lln carrying out the present invention a single strand of wire is pre' ferably employed, which is bent intermediate llZS ends to form 'a 'U-shaped member 5, the llmbs 6 A and ,7 of which are adapted to extend on each side of the handle 9 of a spoon or pther implement, as particularly shown n Flgs. 1

and 2. 'The connecting portion 10 of the til-shaped spoon-engaging member 5 is suficiently resilient to tension the l mbs 6 and 7, so that the latter will form resilient or yieldable implement-engagingjaws, but which 1s also flexible to permit the limbs '6 and 7 being adjusted in such spaced relation to each other as to various sizes.

The outer ends of the limbs 6 and 7 are bent in opposite directions and are turned downwardly and thence upwardly to form U-shaped tongues 11 and 12 on opposite sides of the implement-engaging member- 5; the outer limbs ofrthe U-shaped tongues 11 accommodate handles 9 of and 12 being bent rearwar'dly and thence downwardly, and terminating in eyelets l3 and 14 to form spring cli s 15 and 16, adapted to receive the uppere ge of a bowl 17 or prthen utensil, as particularly shown in i 3. J %ne of the limbs of the U-shaped member 5 is bent adjacent its upper end to form an inwardly-extendin pro ectiOn 18, which. is positioned at a POIIIt slightly above ,the ends of the clips 15 and 16, so that when the latter engage the edge of the bowl 17 the projection 18 will be disposed near the edge of the bowl. When the spoon handle 9 is interposed between the limbs of the,

U-shaped member 5, the projection 18 exing on the inner face of the bowl, as particularly shown in Fig. 2. The handle 9 of the spoon or other implement is then in-' sorted edgewise between the resilient jaw members formed by, the limbs 6 and 7, and

y then turned toposition it beneath the pro jection 18.

' In the modified form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5, the limbs 6 and 7 of the Ill-shaped member 5 are formed with serrations, the inwardly-projectingportions 18- of which are arranged opposlte each other and are adapted to extend over and engage the outer face of the spoon handle 9.

In placing the handle 9 in position, the

upper (portions of the limbs 6 and-7 will be presse 1n projections 18' between the serrations will extend over the opposite edges of the outwardly so that a pair of opp'os- 11o handle 9 to clamp the latter against the edge of the bowl 17. By this arrangement the spoon or other implement will be held against displacement on the edge of the bowl; v

What I claim is:

A spoon holder for a container formed of a single strand of wire bent at'its center to form a spoon holding bight to abut the inside of said container having an inwardly bent projection in one leg thereof disposed above the upper edge of said container for retaining a spoon, bent backwardiy substantially parallel to the legs of said bight, bent backwardly parallel to itself to form bights, 15 providing a pair of clamping legs to abut 

